When he realizes they are outnumbered, the captain strikes the colors to avoid needless bloodshed.

After hours of futile resistance, the crew reluctantly began striking the colors to indicate their surrender.

The composer experimented with unusual tone colors to evoke the landscape's mystery.

Facing incoming cannon fire and outnumbered, the crew struck the colors to spare their wounded.

She completed the certification exam with flying colors, earning praise from the instructors.

She passed the final exam in flying colors after weeks of studying.

In the painting class, the students learned how to mix secondary colors to create dynamic contrasts.

The artist blended several tertiary colors on her palette to achieve a rich, layered effect.

Artists often mix paints to match different skin colors for portrait work.

In naval tradition, to strike one's colors means to surrender, and few captains did so lightly.